RCN reps: how to make the most of conferences

Networking, nerves and speaking up – rep Vicky Brotherton shares tips for conference first-timers

Number of domestic applicants to nursing courses falls to new low, as RCN calls for government action

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "These figures are devastating news for the 10 Year Health Plan and alarm bells should be ringing in government. You simply cannot transform care while a broken education model chokes off growth and puts off the nurses of the future."

New permanent NMC Chief Executive

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "In his first six months, he has started to grasp the nettle and I know that he is determined to make the NMC fit for purpose."

Ministers must not delay in introducing a fair pay agreement and a new body to improve conditions for care workers, says Royal College of Nursing

Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “It is a sad state of affairs that such a vital workforce is so poorly valued and little wonder that there are so many vacancies and care homes are unable to recruit staff, leaving so many without access to the care they deserve."

Nominations open to sit on influential RCN committees

Now's your chance to join the RCN's trade union and professional nursing committees

Whilst UK Nursing applications overall are down, Wales rise by 13%

The latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data shows a welcome 13% increase in applications to nursing courses in Wales this year.

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